From the extraction of raw materials to the production of precious metals obtained from recycling electronic and industrial waste. This is the story of a Belgian company that has managed to transform waste into gold.
Karmenu Vella, the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, has recently defined Umicore as “great example of a company that has completely reinvented itself to meet the challenges of the 21st century.”
Employing about 10,000 people and with an €11.1 billion turnover in 2016, Umicore is a stock-market-listed...